Manifolding-book.



A. M. BOVIER.

MANIFOLDING BOOK.

APPLICATION FILED 1AN.21. 191s.

Patented Feb. 4, 1919.

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INVENTOR l I ATTORNEYS WITNESSES EEC.

ARCHIE TM. IBOVIER, 0F EIAMIBA, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN SALESIBOOIKv COMPANY, LIMITED, 0F TORONTO, CANADA, .6. CORPORATION OF THEPROVINCE OF ONTARIO, CANADA.

MANIFOLDING-BOO K.

ne aaoi Specification of Letters ratent.

Patented Feb. 4:, 1919.

Application filed January 21, 1916, Serial No. 78,854.

pads, order blanks, invoices, and similar devices.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a practical devicewherewith a number of copies may be obtained with the use of a minimumamount of transfer material.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a simple device forobtaining a number of copies. 1

Still another object of the invention is I the provision of an efficientand practical v ientl structure wherein record sheets and transfersheets are secured in pad form in a convenoperative manner. Ot erobjects will be in art obvious and in art pointed out hereina ter.

he invention accordingly consists in the features of construction,combinations of elements and arrangement of parts which will beexemplified in the construction 'herein- 7 after set forth, and thescope of the appli-f o cation of which will be indicated in the lowingclaims.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, andwherein similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughoutthe several views,

Figure 1 1s a perspective view of a manifolding pad embodying theinvention Fig.1 2 is a section of Fig. l on the line i 1 Fig. 3 i, ailiew of one of the record sheets,

some of the slips being turned up to expose 7 their under faces;

Fig. 4 is a view of one of the transfer sheets, showing both faces; and

Fig. 5 is an edge view of a portion of the pad, showing the top recordsheets interolded with the upper transfer sheet, in position to beinscribed.

The main object of the present invention is the convenient simultaneousproduction of a plurality of record slips, the present disclosure beingconcerned with the production of four of such slips. In Fig. 1 isdisclosed 'a plurality of record sheets 1, arranged in a pile, each ofsaid record sheets being composed of four adjacent leaves2, 3, at and 5,across the sheet, there being weakened lines 6 between adjacent leavesfor the pur ose of readily tearing the leaves apart. Pre erably alsoeach sheet 1 is of suficient length up and down the sheet to provide anumber of series of record slips, as A, B, C, and D, weakened linesbeing provided between the several different slips A, B, C, and D fortheir convenient separation, when necessary. Viewed in some aspects, itwill be apparent from what hereinafter appears that the occurrence ofpermament indicia upon the record sheets is not required, but the rapidand convenient making of the complete records is facilitated by theprovision of permanent indicia on the sheets'in a predeterminedposition. As before stated, each record sheet is composed of fourleaves, and preferably permanent indicia are made on the under faces ofthe leaves 2 and 4, and on the upper faces of the leaves 3 and 5. Theseindicia are all similar for the several slips A, B C, and D with theexce tion that the slips horizontally across the s set may bedistinguished from adjacent horizontal slips in any approved manner. Theupper face of the leaf 2 is preferably blank or unprovided with indicia,whereas the upper face of the leaf 4 is, though it may be blankpreferably also provided with any indicia esired.

Lying upon the topmost record sheet of the pile is a transfer sheet 7which is coated with carbon for the purpose of transferring impressions,as will hereinafter appear. In

the present embodiment this transfer sheet has over three adjacentsections, leaving the fourth section uncovered. Disposed at differentdepths in the pile are other transfer sheets, as 8, similar to the up ertransfer sheet and similar-l disposed reliitive to the adjacent record sset. The record sheets and the several transfer sheets are securedtogether to form the pile, preferably by means which independentlysecure the transfer sheets in their respective positions in the pile,such means comprising binders or bindmg devices, as staples, some ofwhich, as 9,

pass completely through the pile so as to secure the outermost transfersheet thereto, while others, as 10, terminate short of the top of theunconsumed pile and may immediately overlie the transfer sheet 8 whichis disposed intermediate the upper and lower surfaces of the pile. Thesestaplesmay be the usual rather flexible fine staples employed inmanifolding devices, the free ends ofthe legs of the staples penetratingthe pile from aboveand'being turned'or clenched eneath the bottom recordsheetor a supporting strawboard base member 11, should such member beprovided. By manipulation of the staples as by straightening the legsthe staples may be readily removed. The

binders are disposed. along the folding line between the leaves 2 and 3,so as not tointerfere with the folding of the adjacent leaves.

In the use of this device, the leaf 5 of the record sheet is foldedalong the adjacent weakened line 6, into superposed relation to the leaf4 and to the portion, or leaf, of the transfer. sheet opposite the leaf4. The tworecord leaves in this superposed position with the interveningtransfer leaf are then folded along the next weakened line 6 intosuperposed relation to the leaf 3 and to the "portion of..the transfersheet opposite the leaf3. Thereafter the leaf 2 and thetransfer materiallying oppositejthereto is folded along the'remaining weakened line 6onto the previously folded leaves. The device is now read to receive arecord andthe first unused slip A of the outermost leaf 2, which is theorigmal slip, is inscribed with the desired record. If the transfersheet is fully coated with the transfer material, as car- 'bon, on bothfaces it will be apparent that the record impresslon will be transferredto the similar slips A of the leaves underlying the original leaf. Theinscription having been made, the leaves of the record and the transfersheet are unfolded, and the series of slips A, are torn from theremainder of the topmost recordsheet, and the original and the 1 copySllPS may betorn apart for subsequent desired utilization.

Although the apparatus. is capable of operatmg with a fully coateddouble face transfor sheet, it is preferred to coat only those Isections whlch are re uirecl to convey the impression to the simi arlypresented faces of the several'leaves when in the folded condition.above referred to, as for exam lo, the upwardly presented faces, and tothis end the transfer sheet is coated in stri s, the

leaf of the transfer sheet opposite t eleaf ,2 being coated only on itsupper face, as at- 12; the one opposite the leaf 3 being coated on. itsunder face, as at 13; and the one opposite the leaf 4 being coated onits upper face, as at14. In'this wise the transfer sheet comprises threesingle-coated leaves respectively opposite the three adjacent leaves ofthe record sheet, the coats of the leaves on one face of the transfersheet alternating with a leaf uncoated on the other face aswell as witha leaf uncoated on the same face. With a transfer sheet of the 4alternately coated character referred to, the

impressions willbe duplicated on but one face of each of the superposedleaves, in the present embodiment on those faces which are upwardlypresented and therefore face the impressions be avoided, but a lessamount of transfer material is required than otherwise. As the recordsheetsare used, the pile decreases in depth, and the staples securin theoutermost transfer sheet may project a ove the upper surface of the pileso as to incommode the writer, as well as permit slight lateral movementof the upper transfer sheet, which movement tends to enlarge theopenings in this transfer sheet through which the staples pass. But thenext transfer sheet will have been uncovered before these featuresassume serious proportions, whereupon'the staples secumn the outermosttransfer sheet are remove this transfer sheet is also removed, andsubsequent recording effected with the next succeeding transfer sheet,and so on.

Thus by the above-described construction are accomplished, among others,the objects hereinbefore referred to.

As many changes could be made in the same way, and thus not only willsuperfluous above construction and many apparently guae, might be saidto-fall therebetween.

aving described my invention, what I claim as new and desireato secureby'Letters Patent is 1. A pad comprising, in combination, a plurality ofsheets arran d in a ile, binders passing through the pile and bmd-ingthe sheets together, and other binders assing part way through the pileand bin mg together a number of sheets less than the numer bound by saidfirst-mentioned binders.

2. A pad comprising, in. combination, a

' plurality of sheets arranged in a pile,'in-

eluding transfer sheets at different depths in the pile, binders passingthrough the ile and binding the sheets together, and 0t er binderspassing part way throu h the pile and binding together anumber 0 sheetslessthan the number bound by said first-mew tioned binders.

3. A manifolding device, comprising in combination, a plurality ofrecord sheets arranged in a pile, transfer sheets between two adjacentrecord sheets at different depths in the pile, said record sheets eachcomposed of a plurality of leaves, and said transfer sheets respectivelyoverlying three leaves and comprising single coated leaves respectivelyopposite the three leaves of the record sheet, the coats of the leaveson one face of the transfer sheet alternating with a leaf uncoated onthe other face, said record sheets having weakened lines opposite eachother transversely of the pile and staples in alinement with saidweakened lines transversely of the pile, securing said sheets in thepile, some of said staples arranged to secure one of the transfer sheetsindependently of another, leaves of said record sheet and said transfersheets being disposed at each side of the line of staples. 1

4. A pad comprising, in combination, a plurality of'sheets arranged in apile, each of said sheets being adaptedto be folded to form a pluralityof leaves, some of which may be superposed upon others, a set of staplesblndlng some of said sheets together along the line on which the sheetsare adapted to be folded, and a second set of staples binding sheetswhich are not bound by the first mentioned set.

5. A pad comprising, in combination, a plurality of sheets arranged in apile, each of said sheets being adapted to be folded to form a pluralityof leaves, some of which may be superposed upon others, transfer sheetsat different depths in the pile, a set of staples binding some of saidsheets and transfer sheets together along the line on which the sheetsare adapted to be folded, and a second set of staples binding sheets andtransfer sheets which are not bound by said first set.

6. A pad of the character described com prising, in combination, aplurality of sheets arranged in a pile, clenched staples bindin all ofsaid sheets, other clenched staples bin ing some of said sheets, theclenched ends of said different binding staples being accessible formanipulation into condition permitting withdrawal through the pile.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature, in the presence of twowitnesses.

ARCHIE M. BOVIER.

Witnesses:

F. E. F ISK, C. H. WISEHART.

